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View of mountains with colorful striations in desert southwestern US

Petrified forest

This is a close up, color photograph of the rugged texture of the painted desert landscape of bentonite hills along the Cathedral Road in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah in western USA.

Red Orange Petrified Wood Log End Abstract Blue Mesa Petrified Forest National Park Arizona

Lot's Wife in Petrified Forest National Park AZ in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States

Highly eroded landscape at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Petrified Forest and Painted Desert, USA

Petrified Tree Stub with root system on the island of Lesvos.

Arching clouds over Petrified Forest National Park arid desert landscape in Arizona United States

Blue Mesa trail in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA.

Petrified Forest, Arizona / USA - July 26, 2020: A petrified log sits on the ground with mesas in the background in Petrified Forest National Park.

Red Orange Yellow Petrified Rock Wood Logs Crystal Forest Petrified Forest National Park Arizona

White minerals in front of the vividly coloured layered hills and badlands formations in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, showcasing striking natural patterns, textures, and geological history.

Footpath through Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Red rocks at Valley of Dreams, New Mexico, USA

The Painted Desert on a sunny day. Diverse sedimentary rocks and clay washed out by water. Petrified Forest National Park, USA, Arizona

Rugged and beautiful landscape in mountains near Tuba City, in northern Arizona

Beautiful view of the painted desert area of Petrified Forest National Park Arizona

Red Orange Yellow Petrified Wood Log Crystal Forest Petrified Forest National Park Arizona

Desert landscape of the beautiful petrified forest in Arizona.

Painted DesertPainted Desert in the Petrified National Forest, Arizona.

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Aerial view of geological formations at the foot of Bull Ridge at the end of Fifty Mile Mountain near Glen Canyon, San Juan River, Navajo Mountain and Lake Powell, Utah, USA

Petrified wood at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Badlands are a particular type of rock formation found in arid regions around the world. These formations require poorly consolidated rock and infrequent but torrential rain. The soft rock allows large quantities of water to channel down gullies, carrying away sediment. Bentonite clay within these formations can swell up with moisture. As the clay dries it shrinks and cracks, creating a surface resembling the skin of an elephant. Beneath the surface, an intricate maze of natural pipes and spaces form within the badlands. This hidden plumbing appears on the face of the badlands as dimples, sinks, slumps and seeps. As erosion continues, new features including caves and natural bridges can form. Badlands often take on varied colors giving the formations a banded appearance. These colorful badland formations were at Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona, USA.

Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA

Southeast Arizona, USA - 04/26/2011: Petrified tree at Petrified forest national park in Arizona

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